Shona Robison
Scottish National Party
On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
Further to the point of order that was made by Douglas Ross last week, the United Kingdom Covid inquiry has asked us to set out in more detail the full timetable of requests for information of the Scottish Government, further to my statement last week. Today, the Scottish Government has therefore answered a Government-inspired question on that matter, setting out the timetable as requested, and I wish to bring that to the attention of the Parliament.
Alison Johnstone
Presiding Officer
Thank you, Deputy First Minister. That is not a point of order, but Parliament is now aware of the existence of the Government-initiated question.
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